Karen Van Duren, Cmp Email & Phone Number

Lawrenceville, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Tucker, Georgia, United States

Responsible for managing, planning, coordinating and conducting association seminars with topic input from industry committee members for each program.Responsible for hotel logistics (negotiating contacts, developing event specs, developing meeting app using Crowd Compass by Cvent, reviewing BEOs, managing payments) and onsite management to ensure a successful outcome in achieving budget and goal ROI. Responsible for overseeing the marketing and technical support aspects of seminars.High-energy team player easily collaborating with other association departments and affiliated state and national associations.

Greater Atlanta Area

Managed the overall operations and processes of the meetings services team by developing and maintaining department operational standards and best practices; oversaw the successful implementation and operation of department’s software solutions; managed department reporting & ongoing processes; and managed vendor relations and supplier strategic alliances. Collaborated with client leaders to ensure that meetings and travel services meet strategic business objectives and were consistent with industry best practices as well as ACS legal requirements. Provided a wide range of strategic meeting management services to client executives, volunteers, directors, managers, and other meeting owners. Was first level resolution lead to inquiries regarding meetings and travel needs.

Greater Atlanta Area

Provided strategic meeting management business partner collaboration to assigned clients. Designed, planned and executed the integrated logistical functions of multiple, complex and large ACS meetings and events within the Society’s meetings and travel programs as well as policies, processes and services. Collaborated with client leaders and ACS volunteers to ensure that meetings and travel services met strategic business objectives, were consistent with industry best practices and complied with legal requirements. Provided a wide range of strategic meeting management services to client executives, directors, managers and other meeting owners. Was first level resolution lead to inquiries regarding meetings and travel needs.

Greater Atlanta Area

Designed, planned and executed the integrated logistical functions of complex global American Cancer Society Conferences. Assessed and developed program goals and program budgets, negotiated contractual agreements with various vendors needed to complete project.

Duluth, Georgia

Supervised Program Managers accountable for over 30+ programs related to small business development, niche markets, community development and major annual events designed to meet the needs of over 2700+ chamber members.

Duluth, Georgia

Managed a volunteer base of 180+ chamber members engaged in selling memberships, sponsorships and other opportunities within the chamber to achieve the campaign goal of $500,000.

Norcross, Georgia

Ensured the effective logistical and financially successful delivery of annual and midyear meetings for several divisions through effective cooperation and interaction with the Technical Program Manager and others needed to deliver the product internally as well as extensive involvement with division volunteers who helped to design the technical programming for each event.

Greater Atlanta Area

Responsibilities included creating and managing all aspects of marketing and promotion as well as selling document delivery services, CD-ROM databases, preservation products and PBS videos.

Tucker, Georgia

Managed actvities of the Marketing department which included trade show involvement, attended all national and regional trade shows, maintained competitor and customer files.

Greater Atlanta Area

Coordinated store tours, designer trunk shows and non-fashion events, managed ads and calendar listings, wrote press releases for local Atlanta media, conducted competitor and industry research.